This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I am Adam Hamterture, got a minute? What's sixteen feet tall and 9,550 years old? Its the world's oldest tree. The worn and weathered spruce grows in Sweden's windswept tundra. But, until recently, wel

发表于:2018-12-24 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(五)月

Larry和李华两人正在做菜,准备一会儿带到朋友家参加party。今天李华会学到两个常用语:to blow it和to wing it. (Cooking sounds) LH: Larry, 那是什么味道?(sniffin

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 美国之音《流行美语》

今天我们来讲两个以wing这个词为主的习惯用语。我想你们都很熟悉这个词。它的意思是翅膀。自古以来,鸟的翅膀激发了人们不少美丽的幻想,而wing这个词也构成了许多习惯用语。今天要讲的

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 15 November 2007 The longest-serving Republican speaker of the House of Representatives gave his formal farewell to Congress on Thursday. Dennis Hastert presided over the House for nearly a decade, a period that included

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RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Former Brazil international goalkeeper Dida will miss Gremio's Copa Libertadores qualifying decider against Ecuador's Liga de Quito next Wednesday with a shoulder injury. Dida hurt his right shoulder during last We

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今天要讲的习惯用语属于同一个主题,party,也就是聚会或者宴会。美国有不少人热中于参加party,所以和这些社交场合相关的俗语或者习惯用语也特别丰富多彩。我们今天要学的第一个是:

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